The Cornell Big Red were 3-7 in 1981.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2-1 | 5-4-1 | ||
5-1-1 | 5-4-1 | ||
2-5 | 3-7 | ||
2-5 | 3-7 | ||
Pennsylvania | 1-6 | 1-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 148 | 2,984 | 676 | 4.4 | 1,867 | 493 | 3.8 | 1,117 | 183 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 118th | 114th | 135th | 88th | 62nd | 75th | 54th | 124th | 120th | 94th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 256 | 3,920 | 5.0 | 2,193 | 540 | 4.1 | 1,727 | 247 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 102nd | 91st | 103rd | 103rd | 98th | 104th | 64th | 40th | 98th | ||||||||||
Net | -108 | -936 | +676 | -0.6 | -326 | -47 | -0.3 | -610 | -64 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 118th | 115th | 135th | 103rd | 87th | 90th | 80th | 118th | 100th | 102nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |